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Central columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Karnak, Egypt

In architecture, a hypostyle (/ˈhpəˌstl, ˈhɪpə-/) hall has a roof which is supported by columns.

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Hypostyle

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In architecture, a hypostyle (/ˈhaɪpəˌstaɪl, ˈhɪpə-/) hall has a roof which is supported by columns. The term hypostyle comes from the ancient Greek ὑπόστυλος...

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Great Hypostyle Hall

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The Great Hypostyle Hall is located within the Karnak Temple Complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re. It is one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt...

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Karnak

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for their own religious purposes, such as Coptic churches. The Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re has an area of 50,000 sq ft (5,000 m2)...

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Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia

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The Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu'nun Orta Çağ Dönemi Ahşap Hipostil Camileri) are a World Heritage Site consisting...

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Dendera Temple complex

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of Khnum at Esna. Layout elements of the temple are: Large Hypostyle Hall Small Hypostyle Hall Laboratory Storage magazine Offering entry Treasury Exit...

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Apadana

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Apadana (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴, [apəˈdänə] or [äpəˈdänə]) is a large hypostyle hall in Persepolis, Iran. It belongs to the oldest building phase of the...

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Mosque

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built since then. Rebuilt and expanded over time, it soon became a larger hypostyle structure. It probably served as a model for the construction of early...

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Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

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surrounded by an arcade and hypostyle hall of baked brick pillars supporting either a flat roof or a roof of brick vaults. The hypostyle hall, was two bays deep...

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Ramesseum

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second courtyard, at the centre of the complex, was a covered 48-column hypostyle hall, surrounding the inner sanctuary. An enormous pylon stood before...

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List of World Heritage Sites in Turkey

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in Paris, France in 1985. The latest inscriptions, Gordion and Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia, were added to the list in 2023. The table...

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Seti I

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father's unfinished monuments, including the southern half of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak and portions of his father's temples at Gurnah and Abydos"...

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Abu Simbel

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in structure and quite unusual because of its many side chambers. The hypostyle hall (sometimes also called a pronaos) is 18 m (59 ft) long and 16.7 m...

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Islamic architecture

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In Islamic architecture, the hypostyle hall is the main feature of the hypostyle mosque. One of the earliest hypostyle mosques is the Tarikhaneh Mosque...

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Andalusia

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Cathedral of San Vicente (Visigothic) to use as a mosque. The mosque's hypostyle plan, consisting of a rectangular prayer hall and an enclosed courtyard...

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Portico

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Entry control building Gate tower – Fortified tower at a major gateway Hypostyle – Hall with a roof supported by columns Loggia – Covered exterior gallery...

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Ancient Egypt

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Kingdom, architects added the pylon, the open courtyard, and the enclosed hypostyle hall to the front of the temple's sanctuary, a style that was standard...

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Architecture of Yemen

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roughly oval, walled enclosure. Some temples in the Jawf region had a hypostyle form. In both the Jawf and Hadramawt regions, there were also temples...

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Iranian architecture

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mosque at Susa, probably from the Abbasid period, show that it had a hypostyle prayer hall (i.e. a hall with many columns supporting a roof) and a courtyard...

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Ramesses II

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to the temple. Thirty-nine out of the forty-eight columns in the great hypostyle hall (41 × 31 m) still stand in the central rows. They are decorated with...

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Ancient Egyptian architecture

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and natural motifs. Egyptian columns are famously present in the Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak (c. 1224 BC), where 134 columns are lined up in 16 rows...

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Belly dance

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Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle Islamic calligraphy Islamic geometric patterns Islamic ornament Iwan Liwan...

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Adina Mosque

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a former royal capital. The vast architecture is associated with the hypostyle of the Umayyad Mosque, which was used during the introduction of Islam...

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Basilica Ulpia

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traced back to Egyptian hypostyle Halls. The Basilica Ulpia is very similar to one of the most famous hypostyle halls, Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak. The...

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Great Mosque of Mahdiya

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hall The vaulted space of the courtyard's northern portico The great hypostyle hall, dotted with Corinthian columns, consists of nine aisles perpendicular...

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